Edme Mariotte

Edme Mariotte
Bornc. 1620
Til-Châtel, France
Died12 May 1684 (aged 63-64)
Paris, France
Known forMariotte's bottle
Boyle–Mariotte law
Blind spot
Design of the first Newton's cradle

Edme Mariotte (/ˌmɑːriˈɒt/; French: [ɛdmə maʁjɔt]; c. 1620 – 12 May 1684) was a French physicist and priest (abbé). He is particularly well known for formulating Boyle's law independently of Robert Boyle. Mariotte is also credited with designing the first Newton's cradle.

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